Now that Warner Bros. has given the official greenlight to AKIRA, the production is now settling on a cast. Variety reports that TRON: LEGACY star Garrett Hedlund is the top choice for the lead. Production is scheduled to begin late February/early March.

Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's graphic novel, the story follows a biker gang leader who tries to save his best friends from a government experiment designed to unleash people's psychic abilities.